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Quills Woollen Market Glengarriff

Quills Woollen Market

Quills Woollen Market in Glengarriff is the best place in Ireland to buy a traditional Irish sweater.

Our family-run business has more than 80 years’ experience in the handcrafting of quality and unique Irish sweaters and Irish knitwear. It is always a popular stop for  oversea visitors, as well as locals who are looking to invest in the classic Irish sweater at the best price. If you want to sport the best of Irish style, this is the place for you!

Quality Irish knitwear made locally

Quills Woollen Market specialises in the best Aran sweaters, also known as Irish sweaters or sometimes fisherman sweaters. Each garment is created by our local network of knitting ladies, who create the best Irish sweaters and Irish knitwear, the like of which will  be found nowhere else in the world. Nobody else knows Irish sweater craftsmanship – or craftswomanship! – like we do.

The Chicago Tribune declared that ‘Quills Woollen Market is to the Aran Wool Sweater what Disneyland is to a amusement park. No other store matched its Aran Sweater Selection, no one matched Aran knitwear quality and very few matched price.’

A browse through the selection of knitwear at Quills is a lovely experience, and you can shop with us with confidence and security, knowing that you are in the safe hands of an Irish family-run business with a passion for quality and traditional skills.

Other departments at Quills Woollen Market in Glengarriff include:

Irish Tweed
Irish Hats + Scarves
Cashmere Selection
Lambswool Selection
Irish Craft Clothing
Irish Sheepskin
Irish Linen
Irish Gifts

Outside our store, you”ll find the wonderful Glengarriff food market, where you can pick up a coffee or snack from some fantastic local vendors, including Revel Culture Coffee.

Glengarriff village is a perfect place to browse through Irish craft and gift shops, stop for lunch, or enjoy a visit to a local café. Quills is within moments of local ferry services that take you to Garnish Island too.

3 July 2021 by Glengarriff Leave a Comment

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